EP1585666A1 - Master-slave-motorzapfluftteilsteuerverfahren und -system - Google Patents

Master-slave-motorzapfluftteilsteuerverfahren und -system

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EP1585666A1
EP1585666A1 EP04704393A EP04704393A EP1585666A1 EP 1585666 A1 EP1585666 A1 EP 1585666A1 EP 04704393 A EP04704393 A EP 04704393A EP 04704393 A EP04704393 A EP 04704393A EP 1585666 A1 EP1585666 A1 EP 1585666A1
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bleed air
signal
flow
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Guang Jun Liu
Chun Ho Lam
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Honeywell International Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C9/00—Controlling gas-turbine plants; Controlling fuel supply in air- breathing jet-propulsion plants
    • F02C9/26—Control of fuel supply
    • F02C9/42—Control of fuel supply specially adapted for the control of two or more plants simultaneously
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D13/00—Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space, or structural parts of the aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D41/00—Power installations for auxiliary purposes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C6/00—Plural gas-turbine plants; Combinations of gas-turbine plants with other apparatus; Adaptations of gas-turbine plants for special use
    • F02C6/04—Gas-turbine plants providing heated or pressurised working fluid for other apparatus, e.g. without mechanical power output
    • F02C6/06—Gas-turbine plants providing heated or pressurised working fluid for other apparatus, e.g. without mechanical power output providing compressed gas
    • F02C6/08—Gas-turbine plants providing heated or pressurised working fluid for other apparatus, e.g. without mechanical power output providing compressed gas the gas being bled from the gas-turbine compressor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02C—GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02C9/00—Controlling gas-turbine plants; Controlling fuel supply in air- breathing jet-propulsion plants
    • F02C9/16—Control of working fluid flow
    • F02C9/18—Control of working fluid flow by bleeding, bypassing or acting on variable working fluid interconnections between turbines or compressors or their stages
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D7/00—Control of flow
    • G05D7/06—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means
    • G05D7/0617—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials
    • G05D7/0629—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means
    • G05D7/0635—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means
    • G05D7/0641—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means using a plurality of throttling means
    • G05D7/0658—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means using a plurality of throttling means the plurality of throttling means being arranged for the control of a single flow from a plurality of converging flows
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T50/00—Aeronautics or air transport
    • Y02T50/50—On board measures aiming to increase energy efficiency

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  • the present invention relates to equipment used on aircraft to derive conditioned compressed air from a multi-engine power source to other on-board systems requiring a continuous supply of air, such as environmental control systems ("ECS”), and more particularly to a system and method of controlling bleed air supplied by the engines in order to ensure an equalized supply of bleed air from each of the engines on the aircraft, thereby achieving balanced flow extraction.
  • ECS environmental control systems
  • a second, and even more expensive, trade-off is an increased level of engine distress.
  • the engine required to .supply substantially more bleed air will tend to wear out faster, since the engine will be running hotter, to compensate for the increased amount of bleed air tapped off. This results in the requirement that the engine be overhauled or replaced at an earlier time, resulting in fewer operating hours on the engine.
  • a system and method for an engine bleed flow-sharing control system is disclosed.
  • one of the engines is selected as the master channel such that the pressure at the inlet of the systems down stream receiving the bleed air is controlled to achieve a desirable inlet pressure range.
  • the airflow rate is also measured in the master channel and the measured master airflow rate is used as the airflow setpoint for the slave channels.
  • the difference between the airflow setpoint and the airflow rate in the slave channel is applied to control the pressure, or a valve opening area, of that slave channel.
  • the pressure within the master control channel is controlled by applying the difference between a pressure setpoint and the pressure in the master control channel.
  • the airflow rate is also measured in the master channel and the measured master airflow rate is used as the airflow setpoint for the slave channels.
  • the difference between the airflow setpoint and the airflow rate in the slave channel is applied to control the pressure, or a valve opening area, of that slave channel.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a simplified system diagram of an exemplary master-slave engine bleed flow sharing control in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a simplified system diagram of an exemplary master-slave engine bleed flow sharing control in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a master-slave engine bleed flow sharing control method and system are disclosed.
  • numerous specific details are set forth to provide a full understanding of the present invention.
  • well-known structures or components have not been shown in detail so as to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 a simplified system diagram of an exemplary master-slave engine bleed flow sharing control for a multiple engine system is illustrated.
  • bleed air is extracted from engines 10, 20, 30, 40 for delivery to common air duct 50, 60, such that the extracted bleed air can be used by other systems on-board of the aircraft.
  • Channel 1 5 for engine K 1 0 is designated as the master channel to pass the bleed air from engine K 10 to common air duct 50, 60.
  • Channels 25, 35, 45 associated with other engines 20, 30, 40, respectively, are designated as the slave channels for passing the bleed airfrom their corresponding engines to common air duct 50, 60.
  • master valve 1 1 is connected at the inlet of the master channel 1 5, responding to the pressure (P k ) of the bleed air supply received from engine K 1 0.
  • master flow sensor 14 Downstream from master valve 1 1 is master flow sensor 14, which measures the air flow rate (W k ) in the master channel 1 5.
  • a master controller formed by summing junction 1 3 and controller/amplifier unit 1 2, compares the pressure (P s ) measured at pressure sensor 1 6 of common air duct 50, 60 with a set-point pressure. The difference representative of the set-point pressure subtracted by measured pressure (P s ) from pressure sensor 1 6 is amplified by controller/amplifier unit 1 2.
  • This controller/amplifier unit 1 2 can operate based on pneumatic, fluidic, electronic or other commonly-known principles matching the sensor and actuator types used to implement the control system.
  • the amplified signal is then used to control master valve 1 1 , which can either be a pressure regulator or a conventional valve/actuator. Note that the set- point pressure represents a desired pressure for the system to maintain.
  • slave valves 21 , 31 , 41 are connected to pressures sources (P 1 f P 2 , P n ) of the bleed air supply received from their corresponding engines. Downstream of channels 25, 35, 45 from slave valves 21 , 31 , 41 are flow sensors 24, 34, 44, respectively, which measure the air flow rate (W 1 # W 2 , W n ) in the corresponding slave channel.
  • Each slave channel also has a slave controller, which is implemented by summing junction 23, 33, 43 and controller/amplifier unit 22, 32, 42, respectively.
  • the slave controller compares the air flow rate (W W 2 , W n ) in its respective channel (“slave flow rate”) with the airflow rate (W k ) measured from master channel 1 5 ("master air flow rate").
  • the value representative of the master air flow rate subtracted by the slave flow rate, after it is amplified by the controller/amplifier unit, is used to control slave valves 21 , 31 , 41 of the slave channels.
  • the aforementioned section indicates one embodiment of the flow control mechanism of the present invention using a pressure regulator at each slave channel.
  • Another embodiment of the flow control mechanism to achieve the identical slave flow control objective is to use a conventional valve or an actuator, instead of a pressure regulator.
  • the value representative of the master air flow rate subtracted by the slave flow rate, after it is amplified by the controller/amplifier unit, is used to control slave valves 21 , 31 , 41 valve opening areas of the slave channels.
  • the flow sensor 14, 24, 34, 44 can be the kind that is based on electronic, pneumatic, fluidic, ultrasonic, electromagnetic, pressure (e.g. delta P), heat transfer/thermal (e.g. anemometer), vibration, ionic -type sensor or other principles.
  • the controller 12/13, 22/23, 32/33, 42/43 can be either digital/analog , pneumatic, fluidic or other principles as well as any combination of these principles.
  • the summing junction 13, 23, 33, 43 can also be digital/analog, pneumatic, fluidic or other principles.
  • the valve 1 1 , 21 , 31 , 41 can be a pressure regulator or valve/actuator which varies its valve/actuator area as regulated by the valve/actuator control signal.
  • the pressure (P k ) at the inlet of the master channel receiving the bleed air supply can be controlled to achieve the desirable inlet pressure range.
  • the master air flow rate (W k ) of the master channel is measured, which is utilized as the set-point air flow to slave the other engines' air flow control channels.
  • one of the channels is selected as the master channel, and the pressure is controlled based on the pressure sensor feedback at their common air duct.
  • the mass flow rate is also measured in the master channel, and the flow sensor output of the master channel is utilized as the commanded input to the slave channel, which is flow controlled.
  • FIG. 2 a simplified system diagram of yet another exemplary master-slave engine bleed flow sharing control is illustrated. As illustrated, this embodiment has essentially the same construction as the previous embodiment. However, instead of measuring the pressure at common air duct 50, 60, pressure (P s ) is measured by sensor 19 just down stream of master valve 1 1 in master channel 15. The slave controls for bleed air flow in the slave channels 25, 35, 45 remain the same as the previous embodiment.
  • the flow sharing control of the present invention minimizes competitive flow controls among all channels.
  • the strong control coupling among the engine flow and pressure controls is reduced, resulting in a stable and accurate flow balancing system.
  • the present invention enables the bleed airflow extraction to be equalized for each engine, without the need to know the total flow demand from the onboard systems where the bleed air is used. As such, the present invention achieves a self-contained system and can work independent of the ECS, or other load demands and controllers.

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